Initial weight and balance error.

Attributes
ACN	100045
Time
Date	198904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pkb
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	110045
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	110044
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was captain on flight pkb to pit. While dispatching flight several mistakes became known to me re: the weight and balance manifest before dispatching the flight. I discussed these with the first officer and the miscalculated weight and balance manifests were discarded. The filed weight and balance manifest reflected 1600# as takeoff fuel weight, but in fact was ramp fuel weight; the takeoff fuel weight being 1500 pounds which should have gone on the weight and balance form in the takeoff fuel weight section.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INITIAL WEIGHT AND BALANCE ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS CAPT ON FLT PKB TO PIT. WHILE DISPATCHING FLT SEVERAL MISTAKES BECAME KNOWN TO ME RE: THE WT AND BAL MANIFEST BEFORE DISPATCHING THE FLT. I DISCUSSED THESE WITH THE F/O AND THE MISCALCULATED WT AND BAL MANIFESTS WERE DISCARDED. THE FILED WT AND BAL MANIFEST REFLECTED 1600# AS TKOF FUEL WT, BUT IN FACT WAS RAMP FUEL WT; THE TKOF FUEL WT BEING 1500 LBS WHICH SHOULD HAVE GONE ON THE WT AND BAL FORM IN THE TKOF FUEL WT SECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.